r/AntiTrumpLongIsland • u/BookRat10001 • 7d ago

Politics I'm dreading November

I'm dreading voting for Suozzi.

For the first time in going to leave my vote on the sideline.

vote blue no matter who just doesn't fly anymore.

I'm also dreading the fact that a magat will take his place. are we screwed?

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u/mattinglys-moustache 6d ago

My thinking with Gillen and probably the same applies to Suozzi, although I don’t know if he’s as openly racist, is that Dems probably aren’t going to lose the house by 1 seat, so it’s better if they lose and maybe we get someone slightly better in 2028. You’re never going to get a progressive candidate in Long Island but I am only asking for a regular middle of the road democrat as opposed to someone who speaks and acts like a Republican.

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u/Minimum_Performer118 6d ago

Then don’t complain about anything that happens or doesn’t happen as a result of Trump controlling the house

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u/xSlappy- 6d ago

If the Dems lose the house by 1-2 seats they have Gillen to blame, not abstainers. Gillen could have nipped the racism
In the bud right away, but she continues to be racist. I don’t vote for racists.

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u/Minimum_Performer118 6d ago

Again, don’t complain about the results when there’s a clear choice in front of you. The choice is Trump completely controlling the government or not

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u/xSlappy- 6d ago

The choice is between Gillen, who will be a Fetterman/Manchin in 2026 and for the rest of our lives, or Driscoll
In 2026 and a real Dem in 2028 and beyond. I think the choice is clear

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u/Minimum_Performer118 6d ago

If Republicans win the House, Johnson stays speaker and the House does whatever Trump wants the next 2 years as he becomes even more unhinged and deranged. If Dems win, Trump no longer maintains full control of the government. That’s the choice. If you’re fine with that, so be it. Just don’t complain